Chapter 18: Sudden Enlightenment
Because of Yongxuan's arrival, Concubine Ying temporarily added a few side dishes that Yongxuan loved, and specially ordered to make a few crisp and refreshing side dishes to put in front of me. Concubine Ying has no children under her knees, Yongxuan's biological mother Ling Guifei died, he was only nine years old, Qianlong handed over Yongxuan to Concubine Ying to raise, for fifteen years, Concubine Ying took care of and cared for Yongxuan. Looking at the intimate attitude of Concubine Ying and Yongxuan today, although they are not biological mother and son, they are already better than their own children.
Yongxuan picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and drank it all. After a few glasses of wine, Concubine Ying smiled bitterly: "No one is robbing you, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Even if you have bitterness in your heart, you can't cover it with wine! As he spoke, he put a chopstick dish in the Yongxuan bowl, "Eat more food, drinking on an empty stomach hurts your stomach." โ
I glanced up at Yongxuan, his slightly reddened eyes, with a faint trace of fragility, couldn't help but make my heart ache, he had already pretended to be good in front of Concubine Ying, but he couldn't hide the sadness in his heart. I bit my lower lip and stopped!
I have never dared to raise my head, the taste is like chewing wax and slowly eating my head, I can feel Yongxuan's hot eyes have been watching me, I am really scared, and I am very heartbroken, his eyes are really good-looking, he can see the sea of stars when he laughs, but today, there are no stars in his eyes, there is no sea, only a river that is turbid and will burst at any time.
After lunch, Yonglin and I walked down the path of Wanting, where very few people come, and it was very quiet. Only a few palace maids who pass by occasionally stand on the side and salute. It's no wonder that everyone wants to climb high, and when they climb high, at least they don't have to say hello to so many people like before.
"I'm not going to marry Min'er." Yongxuan suddenly opened his mouth, breaking the silence for a long time.
I stopped, looked at his back and said lightly: "Resisting the decree will be beheaded." โ
Yongxuan immediately stopped, turned around, I quickly lowered my head, still didn't have the courage to meet his eyes, he stared at me quietly, for a while, Fang said: "I can't force your heart, before you think of me, forcibly ask you to come." But I can't force my heart to marry a woman I don't love. It was you who told me that if the heart has no place to dwell, it will wander wherever it goes. My heart can only rest with you, and since it has been given to you, there is no second one that can be given to anyone else. After speaking, he was silent for a while, and then said: "I am also the prince of the Qing Dynasty, even if I resist the decree, the emperor Ama should not want my head" Yongxuan put my hand on his heart, I mustered up the courage to raise my eyes, and he looked at me affectionately, "Here, you can only be allowed to stop." โ
Yongxuan's words are like a warm man's confession in an idol drama, although I am moved, but my face is not revealed, I am afraid that he will see my hesitation, I am afraid that he will see my touch, I am even more afraid, my heart will really want to inhabit him. I really want to tell you, I'm not your Lan Yun, I'm not as perfect as Lan Yun, selfish me, imperfect me, I really don't deserve your perfect love.
I looked at Yongxuan, his eyes were very red, although there was no sea of stars at this moment, but I saw a touch of red on the horizon as if the sun was about to rise, and when the sun slowly climbed up, he showed a shy smile. It's really good-looking, no matter when, where, or what, he is so gentle. I smiled, but I couldn't resist his gentle and affectionate eyes.
For Yongxuan, my smile is his response, he instantly smiled, I think, the happiest laugh is probably the smile of the eyebrows!
"We haven't been to 'Lanlan Courtyard' since you disappeared, and I'll go over every two days to clean it and replace it with fresh violets." Yongxuan spoke
Lanlan Courtyard, what is it? Yongxuan noticed the confusion flashing in my eyes, and said with a smile: "That's our home, I'm really confused, you don't even remember me, how can you still remember "Lanlan Courtyard"?" It's okay, take your time, I'm sure one day, you'll remember the time we met and fell in love! โ
The corners of my mouth were slightly hooked, as if I was smiling, and I thought, "One day, if you knew that I wasn't the real Lan Yun, would you still treat me like this?" Lan Lan Courtyard, Yong Lan and Lan Yun. That's the love between you and her, what does it have to do with me" The heart began to unconsciously low air pressure, and the moment he bowed his head silently, his eyes stayed on a transparent piece of mutton fat jade tied around Yongxuan's waist, and there was a word "longevity" in the middle of the jade pendant. I always feel that it is familiar, and I can't help but look at it twice.
"Your jade pendant, I seem to have seen it somewhere. Except for the difference in the middle of the longevity word, the appearance is the same! I frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and spoke.
Yongxuan lifted the jade pendant on his waist, glanced at it and said, "Maybe you saw it on the fifteenth brother!" โ
The fifteenth master, I was stunned, and hurriedly asked: "Is the word 'Fu' in the middle of the fifteenth master's jade pendant?" โ
"No" replied decisively, which inevitably relieved my heart. I feel like I'm thinking too much, Yongyan was kidnapped with me that day, how could it be him?
Yongxuan opened his mouth again, "The fifteenth brother's jade pendant is the word 'Lu', and the jade pendant of Fukangan is 'Fu'." Last year, in the Mid-Autumn Festival, Myanmar paid tribute to three pieces of high-quality mutton fat jade carved jade pendants, which were the three characters of Fu Lu Shou. Huang Ama gave the jade pendant to Fukangan, the fifteenth brother and me, what's the matter, you just entered the palace, have you seen Fukangan? โ
I didn't answer, "Apart from the three of you, will anyone else wear this jade pendant?" โ
"No, this is a rare colored mutton fat jade that has been seen for a hundred years, and a total of three pieces have been carved, and there will be no more of the same in the world." Yongxuan saw that my face was a little pale, and his expression was slightly stunned, and he asked again: "Why do you care so much about this jade pendant, is there something wrong?" Lan Yun, Lan Yun ยทยทยทยทยทยท"
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"I'm going to ask you what's wrong, why did you suddenly ask about this jade pendant, and you're a little distracted." Yongxuan asked with a frown.
I looked at him in a daze, my lips moving, but in the end I didn't say anything. Before this matter is clarified, I can't make a decision, let alone let Yongxuan know, otherwise it will only increase the gap between their brothers.
I tried my best to manage my facial expressions, not wanting Yongxuan to see anything wrong, and chuckled: "I'm fine, I just think that jade pendants are rare and special, and I like them very much, so I asked a few more words." โ
Yongxuan smiled slightly, and reached out to untie the jade pendant on his waist, but when I saw this, I hurriedly stopped with my hand: "Don't, what the emperor rewards is to be carried with you." โ
"Everything I have is yours." Yongxuan said seriously
I shook my head, "This really doesn't work, listen to me, okay?" Yongxuan couldn't resist me, so he could only nod obediently, "Okay, I will listen to you all, and I will only listen to you in the future." โ
He always confessed suddenly, I was a little overwhelmed, my eyes began to dodge, and I quickly changed the topic: "It's not too early, it's time for you to leave the palace." โ
Yongxuan smiled dotingly, "Okay, listen to you, I'll go to Eniang's place tomorrow to see you!" With that, he gently scratched my nose with his hooked index finger, leaving a gentle smile and walking.
It was getting late, and the night was slightly dewy. I casually walked in the garden, thinking about the jade pendant with the word "blessing", and questions gradually filled my heart. If the kidnapper that day was really Fukangan, then what was his purpose? Is it Yongyan? But as far as I know about history, Fukangan should be a virtuous minister who is dedicated to assisting Yongyan, fighting on the battlefield and quelling rebellions, Qianlong is also preferred, like a son. Why do you want to do such a big rebellion and punish the nine clans? I once read a wild history about Qianlong, which recorded that Fukangan was actually Qianlong's son, is it true, does it mean that Fukangan knows his life experience, so he wants to harm Yongyan?
Just thinking about it, wearing an elegant and bright brocade robe, walking quickly from a distance, in a trance, I seemed to see the Fu word jade pendant swinging around the waist, could it be that he is Fukangan! My heart tightened, and I hurriedly followed him.
Fukangan's footsteps stopped, and he slowly turned around, a terrifying chill flashing in his deep dark eyes. After meeting my eyes, his expression was slightly surprised, and then a smile gradually escaped from the corner of his mouth, and he bowed down and said, "Fukangan has seen Lan Yungege!" I don't know what happened after Gege followed Fukangan? โ
The moment I saw his surprised gaze, I was sure that he was the kidnapper! As soon as he thought of the suffering he had suffered in the cave that day, his hatred for him deepened a little, and he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, hooked the corners of his mouth, and asked, "Why, has Lord Fu seen me?" โ
Fukangan stared at me, nodded and smiled: "I have already appreciated Gege's talent at the emperor's birthday banquet." โ
Hearing Fukangan's answer, the corners of my mouth drew a sneer, and I continued to ask, "So, what should I call you?" It's Fu-sama, or the son of Ilgen Kyoro Altai. โ
Fukangan was a little stunned, looked at me in a daze, shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "Fukangan is stupid, and I don't understand what Gege means." โ
"It's okay to play stupid," I despised in my heart
Fukangan looked at me for a long time, saw that I didn't move, sighed slightly, and asked, "If Gege has nothing else to do, Fukangan will retire first." So saying, he made a gesture, turned and walked away.
Looking at the back of Fukangan's departure, the smile on the corner of my mouth gradually disappeared, my mouth was a little bitter, but my heart was unwilling. I walked quickly, rushed in front of him, stared at him and asked, "Why are you pretending to be the son of Ilgen Kyoro Altai, why are you kidnapping me and the fifteenth master, what is the purpose?" Do you know that you have committed a great sin against the Nine Clans? What the hell are you conspiring, tell me quickly! โ
Fu Kangan smiled helplessly again, and asked, "Why does Gege think that Fu Kangan is the one who kidnapped Gege and Prince Jia?" โ
I bowed my head slightly and pointed to the jade pendant on Fukangan's waist, and said: "The colorful mutton fat jade pendant paid tribute by Myanmar is a total of three pieces, and the words in the center of the jade pendant are Fu, Lu, and Shou. The emperor gave three jade pendants to the fifteenth master, the seventeenth master, and you, Lord Fu! Lan Yun dared to speculate about the holy will, the emperor has always loved you and treated you like a parent. In the ranking of the three people, Lord Fu is the first, and there is just a word Fu in the name of the adult, so I gave you this piece of Fu word jade pendant, the leader who kidnapped me and the fifteenth master that day, it was this piece of Fu word jade pendant that was just tied around the waist, and it was so good that I noticed the pattern on the jade pendant, this kind of colored mutton fat jade is rare to see in a hundred years, presumably there will be no second piece in the world, and it is naturally impossible to have the same jade pendant. My lord, is there anything wrong with Lan Yun's analysis? โ